45 PEVELATIONS
I always eagerly anticipate a new music year (it’s still January as I write this), and there always seems to be a record released right off the bat that throws the year into gear. Last year it was Van Halen’s “Jump,” and this year it seems to be John Fogerty’s “The Old Man Down The Road.”
45 PEVELATIONS
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Ken Barnes
I always eagerly anticipate a new music year (it’s still January as I write this), and there always seems to be a record released right off the bat that throws the year into gear. Last year it was Van Halen’s “Jump,” and this year it seems to be John Fogerty’s “The Old Man Down The Road.” I know it sounds like “Run Through The Jungle” sideways, and a lot of the praise heaped on his comeback stems from fond memories, but the track really stings, and I’m startled how good it sounds to have him back on the radio and turntable (besides, a little self-plagiarization never hurts—see below). Now that Fogerty’s back, the J.D. Salinger of Rock award moves on to Boston, I guess.